Sectional case.



PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904-.

A. HSTENSHAUG.

SEGTIONALOASE.

APPLIOATION FILED mm. 14. 1904.

2 S-HEETS-SHBET 1- .NO MODEL.

WITNESSES.- Q% C No. 774,540. PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

A. E. STENSHAUG.

SECTIONAL CASE.

APPLICATION FILED nun. 14. 1904.

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES @f M/l/L/ Patented November 8, 1904 UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

ARNT E. STENSHAUG, OF ASH'LAND, WISCONSIN.

SECTIONAL CASE.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 774,540, dated November 8, 1904.

Application filed March 14, 1904.

To all w/wrn it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNT E. STENsHAUG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Sectional Gase, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in sectional cases for books or other articles, the object being to provide a case of this character so constructed that the several sections may be readily assembled and having anovel locking means for firmly securing the parts together.

I will describe a sectional case embodying my invention and then 'point .out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sectional case embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail in perspective show-ing'means for locking the sections together. Fig. '3 is a fragmentary view illustrating the manner of hanging the doors. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 7. Fig. 5 is a plan with the top of the casing removed. Fig. 6 is a sec tion on the line 6 6 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 7 is a transverse section.

The casing comprises a base 10, a book section or sections 11, and a top section 12, the several sections being removably connected together. It is to be understood that as many book-sections may be employed as desired. In Fig. 1 I have shown two book-sections; but in Figs. 4 and 7 only one book-section is disclosed. Each book-section comprises a back 13, side pieces 14, a bottom or shelf 15, and a door 16. The shelf portion 15 is secured to the back by means of screws 17 and to the side pieces 14 by means of screws. At the top of the book-section andat the front is a jamb bar or plate 18, against which the top edge of the door engages, and

. this bar or plate 18 is removably secured in place by means of screws 19. The side pieces are connected to the back by means of hinges 20. By removing the bar 18 and the bottom Serial No. 198,176. (No model.)

board or shelf the sides may be folded compactly against the back. which will be found very convenient when shipping the case. It is to be understood, however, that I do not limit my'invention to the hinged connection between these parts, as in some instances it may be cheaper to rigidly secure the parts together. i

The several sections--that is, the bottom section, the book-section, and the top-are secured together in a like manner, and therefore a description of said means for securing one section to'another will answer for all.

At one end the end board 21 is provided with an upwardly-extended flange 22, on which is a. rounded bead 23, designed to interlock with a similar bead 24, extended downward from the superimposed section. At the opposite end the end board 25 has an upwardly-extended flange 26, engaged by a downwardly-extended flange 27 on the superimposed section, and these flanges are provided at their inner adjacent faces with opposite channels 28, designed to receive a lockingrod 29. The locking-rod extends outward at the back and has its outer end turned at an angle, as indicated at 30, to form a fingerpiece, and also forming a member designed to be seated in a notch 31, formed in the back. The back also has a recess 32, so that the end 331 of thelocking-rod maybe readily grasped by a persons fingers.

To remove one section from another, the end 31 of the rod for drawing the rod slightly outward is to'be turned, as indicated at the lower portion of Fig. 2, then the rod is to be wholly withdrawn, after which the end of the section. may be raised and the opposite end disconnected. The joint between the sections is hidden by moldings 33.

Thedoor 16 is arranged to swing downward and is also removable from the case. At its ends and near the bottom edge the door is provided with pintles 34,desig.ned to engage in vertically-disposed slots 35 in strips 36 on theside pieces 14, and these slots 35 open in- Ward at the top. Therefore by slightly opening the door and moving it upward it may be readily removed. The door at its lower edge has a downwardly-extended flange 37, which when the door is open will engage against the l with interlocking beads, overlapping flanges under side of the bottom board or sheh and hold the door in horizontal position, so that books or other articles may be placed'thereon.

As a further means for supporting the door I may employ a chain or chains 38, connected at one end of the door and at the other end to the case, as indicated in Fig. l. The door is held in closed position by means of a metal plate 39, having a depression to receive a curved spring-plate 40, secured to the plate 18. \Vhile this locking device will hold the door in its closed position, the door may be readily drawn outward by taking hold of the knob 41. The side pieces of the book-section are held from possible inward movement by means of spreader-bars 42, which have reduced projections 13 for engaging in recesses formed in the upper edges of the side pieces, as indicated in Fig. 5.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A case comprising two detachably-con nected members one upon the other, the parts at one end of the members having interlocking beads and overlapping flanges at the opposite end, the said flanges being provided in their inner faces with channels, and a lockingrod for engaging in said channels.

2. A case comprising detachable members arranged one upon the other, the end pieces of said members at one end being provided at the opposite ends and provided with channels, and a locking-rod slidable in said channels, the said locking-rod having an outwardlyturned end at the rear of the case.

3. A case comprising detachable members arranged one upon the other, the said members having at one end overlapping portions provided with channels in their adjacent faces, a locking-rod slidable in said channels, and means for locking the opposite ends of the sections together.

4:. A case comprising a book-section having channels in its end pieces at the front, the said channels being extended vertically and open ing inward at the top, a door and pintles on said door for removably engaging in said channels.

5. A bookcase comprising a book-section, a swinging door therefor, a plate secured to the upper edge of the door and having a depression, and a curved spring-plate secured to the upper portion of the case for engaging in said depression.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

G. N. RIsJORD, Geo. F. MERRILL. 

